Postgraduate Course: DISSERTATION (MSC IN DANCE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION) (REDU11061)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 50 |
ECTS Credits | 25 |
| Summary | The Dissertation is a major study demanding the course member a high level of individual application and commitment to research and enquiry. It provides the opportunity to identify, reflect on, and explore a topic that has implications for the student's own professional development. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
09/01/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
500
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 16,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
474 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Dissertation (12,000 to 15,000 words). A dissertation handbook is available for guidance. |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- 1. Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation justifying its theoretical significance, relevance and practical feasibility
- 2.Identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature
- 3. Justify the approaches and techniques used identifying the implications of these decisions
- 4. Critically examine the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms
- 5. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines & engages appropriately with academic conventions (style, tone, structuring and referencing)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DANCE SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY & EDUCATION |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Wendy Timmons
Tel: (0131 6)51 6596
Email: wendy.timmons@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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